# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=406 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 407 --- ## [How do I rehab this section of my yard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-rehab-this-section-of-my-yard/832860)
**Author:** [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2019, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-rehab-this-section-of-my-yard/832860 "2019-04-28T01:04:19Z")
My yard has a large section (roughly five by fifteen meters) of gravel where the previous owner of my house parked his boat. Nothing but weeds grow there and even they don’t grow well. I’d like to rehab this spot of grou… --- ## [How did the new US tax law end up affecting your taxes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-the-new-us-tax-law-end-up-affecting-your-taxes/830502)
**Author:** [@RickG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickG)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2019, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-the-new-us-tax-law-end-up-affecting-your-taxes/830502 "2019-04-27T21:09:10Z")
Following up on this thread where some of us tried to figure out how the tax law changes would affect our 2018 tax bills. I had guessed that our taxes wouldn’t change too much, and I was more or less right. I am doing a… --- ## [You're Invited! But, Is This Tacky?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-invited-but-is-this-tacky/832972)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2019, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-invited-but-is-this-tacky/832972 "2019-04-27T19:10:44Z")
We’re sending out invitations to a modest house party. In addition, each invitation is being supplemented with additional FYIs about what to expect. Not realizing the RSVP instructions already appears on the main invite,… --- ## [Which Hell would be worse for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-hell-would-be-worse-for-you/833047)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2019, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-hell-would-be-worse-for-you/833047 "2019-04-27T12:53:51Z")
The hypothetical: these are the only options. Pain Hell – in your brief sojourn on Earth, you’ve demonstrated yourself worthy of an eternity of intense physical discomfort. I guess you can have scary little demons faci… --- ## [Garage sales (and other secondhand vendors) who overcharge: Do you say anything?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garage-sales-and-other-secondhand-vendors-who-overcharge-do-you-say-anything/816008)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2019, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garage-sales-and-other-secondhand-vendors-who-overcharge-do-you-say-anything/816008 "2019-04-27T11:15:31Z")
Inspired, of course, by this thread: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=856641 When I lived in my old town, I was out garage-saling, and some people (paraphrasing) said, “Don’t go to the sale on XYZ … --- ## [Is dentistry really a science?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-dentistry-really-a-science/832963)
**Author:** [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2019, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-dentistry-really-a-science/832963 "2019-04-27T06:56:02Z")
There have been a number of threads on dentistry lately, but this one is based on the eye-opening article,“Is Dentistry a Science?” in The Atlantic. The answer to the titular question is, surprisingly, “Not so much.” Thi… --- ## [What are your dearest pieces of old electric/electronical hardware?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-dearest-pieces-of-old-electric-electronical-hardware/832960)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2019, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-dearest-pieces-of-old-electric-electronical-hardware/832960 "2019-04-26T23:13:33Z")
I’m just musing after having seen some vintage documentaries about the “future” and “computers” from the seventies and eighties on youtube and reminiscing. I tend to hoard old hardware, especially if they still serve a … --- ## [Can you see intelligence in a person's eyes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-see-intelligence-in-a-persons-eyes/832965)
**Author:** [@ALOHA\_HATER](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ALOHA_HATER)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2019, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-see-intelligence-in-a-persons-eyes/832965 "2019-04-26T22:32:02Z")
Sometimes I make a quick judgement on how smart somebody is when I look at them. It’s not on purpose, it just happens. Sometimes later, my bias is confirmed, or seems to be. Is this a real thing, or am I fooling myself? --- ## [Recommend a hard-wired, 'talking' smoke detector.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-hard-wired-talking-smoke-detector/832935)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2019, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-hard-wired-talking-smoke-detector/832935 "2019-04-26T04:37:06Z")
Seems like reviews for smoke detectors vary widely, and I’m having trouble landing on which to get. I’d prefer the ‘talking’ ones that say which room is causing the alarm. A common complaint I’ve found is nuisance alarm… --- ## [Head halter or front ring harness for large, enthusiastic dog -- which is better?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/head-halter-or-front-ring-harness-for-large-enthusiastic-dog-which-is-better/833038)
**Author:** [@jayrey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayrey)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2019, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/head-halter-or-front-ring-harness-for-large-enthusiastic-dog-which-is-better/833038 "2019-04-25T22:19:38Z")
I have a seven-month-old, 45 lb., very enthusiastic, very strong black lab pup, named Riley. As is common with this breed, she doesn’t have an “off switch” except when she’s asleep. She’s smart and strong-willed and, yes… --- ## [Help me pick a new name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-a-new-name/832858)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2019, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-a-new-name/832858 "2019-04-25T22:04:39Z")
Now that I am officially divorced, I need a new name as part of my new “me”. The options I’ve come up with are Scoot’sDad DorkVader Chaz The Great and Powerful --- ## [Incel question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incel-question/832822)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2019, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incel-question/832822 "2019-04-25T20:39:10Z")
OK, so I get it that some of them seem to think that any woman should drop and spread her legs for them because they are interested in her … and seem to get pissy because women are not flocking to sleep with any man that… --- ## [Best App / Website for Public Transport](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-app-website-for-public-transport/833018)
**Author:** [@molten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/molten)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2019, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-app-website-for-public-transport/833018 "2019-04-25T20:26:09Z")
What should I use for US in general Illinois area That beats google maps? --- ## [Uber Dreams](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uber-dreams/832993)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2019, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uber-dreams/832993 "2019-04-25T17:59:12Z")
You need a ride to the airport, and you can choose any vehicle currently in existence to pick you up and take you there. This is a one time only deal, so choose wisely. I would pick the Koenigsegg CCXR Trevita. --- ## [What do you wake up to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-wake-up-to/832990)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2019, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-wake-up-to/832990 "2019-04-25T15:03:15Z")
I’m pretty sure we’ve done this before, but I feel that it’s time for a reprise. The question is in the thread title, what wakes you up every morning? For me, on days where I have to be up before 7:30-8:00 AM, it is (a… --- ## [Flight delay. Why the secrecy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flight-delay-why-the-secrecy/833032)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2019, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flight-delay-why-the-secrecy/833032 "2019-04-25T14:31:47Z")
I just returned from spending the Easter holiday with my in-laws in Delhi. We flew with Turkish Airlines, and the route was Geneva-Istanbul-Delhi. Because of the current state of tensions between India and Pakistan, the… --- ## [Anyone else linking anti abortion and anti immigration?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-linking-anti-abortion-and-anti-immigration/832956)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2019, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-linking-anti-abortion-and-anti-immigration/832956 "2019-04-25T13:16:29Z")
We need immigrants because we need ‘replacement people’ to grow or at least maintain our population base, as we are not having enough babies to do this. If one wants to end immigration or limit it, we still need replace… --- ## [Jewish Shunning of Interfaith Marriages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewish-shunning-of-interfaith-marriages/832875)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2019, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewish-shunning-of-interfaith-marriages/832875 "2019-04-25T01:57:01Z")
I almost posted this last Friday, for the double-whammy of posting a Jewish question both on the Sabbath and the first night of Passover but managed to restrain myself. (Also, I had a seder to go to.) Anyhow… as seems … --- ## [Question for a trademark person...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-a-trademark-person/833008)
**Author:** [@aaelghat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aaelghat)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2019, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-a-trademark-person/833008 "2019-04-24T22:07:02Z")
Hi, I have a super-specific question I’m hoping a trademark person can help me with. I had a trademark, and I inadvertently allowed it to expire. I filed a new application for the trademark and a “petition for special … --- ## [Could you rescue yourself from a cliff edge?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-rescue-yourself-from-a-cliff-edge/827934)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2019, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-rescue-yourself-from-a-cliff-edge/827934 "2019-04-24T19:27:41Z")
You inexplicably find yourself hanging by both hands on the edge of a cliff. Below you is a seemingly endless expanse of jagged rocks, hundreds of feet down. You’ve got a good grip and the ground you’re holding is secu… --- ## [Visit to Washington DC, Metro advice wanted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visit-to-washington-dc-metro-advice-wanted/832471)
**Author:** [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2019, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visit-to-washington-dc-metro-advice-wanted/832471 "2019-04-24T16:39:45Z")
Mrs. R and I are contemplating a trip to the East coast to see various historical sites. We’re interested in visiting the Mall in Washington DC. We’ve heard that you should avoid driving into downtown Washington, but i… --- ## [My dentist told me "You don't have cancer"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dentist-told-me-you-dont-have-cancer/832871)
**Author:** [@tullsterx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tullsterx)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2019, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dentist-told-me-you-dont-have-cancer/832871 "2019-04-24T16:37:04Z")
After cleaning my teeth my dentist looked around inside my mouth and announced, “Well, you don’t have cancer.” I thought that was a rather bold statement, so once I could speak I asked him about it. He told me that canc… --- ## [Do you trust your dentist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-trust-your-dentist/832695)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2019, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-trust-your-dentist/832695 "2019-04-24T16:20:08Z")
Here is an interesting article calledThe Truth About Dentistrypublished in the Atlantic. The main focus is a dentist in California who took over another dentists practice and figured out he had been massively overbilling… --- ## [Is it a big deal if one's children resemble one more, or one's spouse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-a-big-deal-if-ones-children-resemble-one-more-or-ones-spouse/832299)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2019, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-a-big-deal-if-ones-children-resemble-one-more-or-ones-spouse/832299 "2019-04-24T13:47:49Z")
I’ve heard of parents being secretly disappointed that their children more resemble their mate than they themselves (i.e., “I’m blonde, my husband’s hair is black, none of our kids have my hair”). Is this a thing in many… --- ## [Best time tracking app](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-time-tracking-app/650069)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2013, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-time-tracking-app/650069 "2013-08-17T15:23:37Z")
I want an app to track the time I’m spending working on a project. What I need: I work on the project on Linux, Mac, and Windows, so it needs to work on all 3 – and needs to be able to share data between all 3 (which p… --- ## [Anybody have advice for a young woman traveling in Thailand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-have-advice-for-a-young-woman-traveling-in-thailand/832049)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2019, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-have-advice-for-a-young-woman-traveling-in-thailand/832049 "2019-04-08T04:34:21Z")
My kid is about to spend a few months in Bangkok and was just freaking out about it. She fears she is not as well prepared as she would hope. I have lived overseas but not there, and my last trip was over a decade ago, … --- ## [Any experience using Neurofeedback for ADHD?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-using-neurofeedback-for-adhd/832739)
**Author:** [@vertizontal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vertizontal)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2019, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-using-neurofeedback-for-adhd/832739 "2019-04-24T03:29:34Z")
Our son has been diagnosed with ADHD for the past several years. He is on medication, he has an IEP at school, and sees a therapist every couple of weeks. My wife has been looking into neurofeedback as a possible addit… --- ## [In honor of Eatth Day: What do you do for the environment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-honor-of-eatth-day-what-do-you-do-for-the-environment/832888)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2019, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-honor-of-eatth-day-what-do-you-do-for-the-environment/832888 "2019-04-23T23:15:09Z")
I recycle as required by the law. I use a real coffee cup and refill it, instead of getting new paper cups every time. I buy used clothing whenever possible. --- ## [Where is everyone calling Trump supporters "Meth-heads" or "Meth smokers" come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-everyone-calling-trump-supporters-meth-heads-or-meth-smokers-come-from/832925)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2019, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-everyone-calling-trump-supporters-meth-heads-or-meth-smokers-come-from/832925 "2019-04-23T22:27:54Z")
In about the last week I’ve seen on Twitter and other message boards people suddenly calling Trump supporters meth-heads at a giant rate that seems like it popped up out of some meme somewhere, sort of like how after Joh… --- ## [Trump has the beginning of Alzheimers or Dementia, discuss.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-the-beginning-of-alzheimers-or-dementia-discuss/832850)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2019, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-the-beginning-of-alzheimers-or-dementia-discuss/832850 "2019-04-23T20:58:49Z")
I watched an interesting interview in regards to Trumps mental state, and in light of yet another typo on Twitter with using millions in regards to the tradegy of what happened in Sri Lanka, does he have cognitive declin… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=405) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=407)